Speculation is mounting that Shakira may have a new man her life - and is plotting a move to Miami very soon to be closer to him.
It has been claimed the Colombian singer-songwriter is moving within days after signing a child custody agreement with ex- Gerard Pique.
The footballer this weekend has finally spoke out about the end of their 11-year relationship, saying he is fully focused on his job as a father.
Shakira was initially understood to want to leave Barcelona with her sons Milan, ten, and Sasha, eight, in June at the end of their school year.
But now she could leave early next month after reports she was looking to go on April 1, before her mum was taken into hospital.
Now Spanish news website OK Diario says the 46-year-old mum-of-two could have another reason to accelerate her move to Miami - a “mystery man”.
It is claimed they met several months ago before she penned her latest diss song targeting Pique and his new girlfriend Clara Chia.
It reported at the weekend: “It seems the Colombian singer could have found a new illusion in the shape of a mysterious man she apparently met in Miami and has been in contact with for four months.”
It offered no more details other than to say that the mystery man was not former flame Antonio de la Rua, who she dated before meeting Pique at the 2010 World Cup where Shakira performed her hit song ‘Waka Waka’.
There has been no response from Shakira to the reports.
Shakira expert Laura Fa, one of two journalists who regularly report on the mum-of-two for Catalan newspaper El Periodico, said earlier this month the artist was looking to leave the city in a matter of weeks.
On April 1, she wants to leave Barcelona with her children after initial reports it would happen at the end of the school year in June.
That was before her mum Nidia Ripoll was hospitalised in the Catalan capital after a blood clot was found in her leg.
Her 91-year-old dad William Mubarak’s poor health was initially cited as the main reason she dropped plans to move to Miami at the start of the year after signing a child custody agreement with Pique in December.
The couple, who split in May after 11 years together, confirmed in November they had reached an agreement after a protracted negotiation which came to a head with a marathon 12-hour meeting with their lawyers.
They signed the accord at a court in Barcelona the following month.
As part of the agreement retired footballer Pique, now dating 23-year-old Catalan beauty Clara Chia, will spend holiday time with his children.
Shakira’s wish to move to Miami where she used to live and part of her family are based is understood to have been the principal sticking point in the former couple’s previous failure to strike an out-of-court settlement.
The South American artist performed her diss track with Argentinian DJ Bizarrap, in which she fires poisoned darts at Pique and his new girlfriend, on the Jimmy Fallon late-night show earlier this month. She went on to talk about her break-up with the former footballer.
Pique said in a subsequent interview with Spanish newspaper El Pais he was “very happy” following the dramatic changes in his life which have included the split with Shakira and retirement from football.
He also shut down a question about Shakira in the interview but added: “Each parent has the responsibility to try to do the best for their children.
“It’s about protecting them. That’s the work of all parents with their children. That’s what I’m focused on and that’s my job as a father.”
